VENEZUELA coach Cesar Farias has startled critics by including 10 members of the under-20 squad in his party for this clash.

But he refuted suggestions that he has given up on 2010 and is already concentrating on 2014.

“We haven’t given up on anything,” said Farias. “We have picked a group of players who have shown they have the talent and capabilities. They are not boys, they are men. They weigh as much as a man, they are the size of a man, they have the experience of a man and the focus of a man. They are ready.” Pile on Maradona’s men.